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Excerpts from 2008 Opening Service address

When H.G. Wells’ book “The Time Machine” was printed 110 years ago, I’m sure he had no idea that his book would be credited with

popularizing the notion of time travel. Try as we might, we can’t predict the future. But one thing is certain: things do change with time.

Few of us relish change and it is often, at best, challenging. So how does one effectively prepare for change? More precisely, how does an education from Bethany Lutheran College prepare students not only to cope with, but thrive during those inevitable changes?

An important piece in navigating change is to be able to have a broad view. Not just to see the horizon, but also to take it in, assess, and act

accordingly. Bethany faculty are passionate about broad-ening and, at the same time, developing our students’ intellectual horizons. Woven throughout Bethany courses, key tools such as problem solving, critical thinking, effec-tive writing and speaking are stressed and deliberately developed. Experiences like student/faculty research proj-ects, internships, and study abroad provide environments that put those skills to the test. This package of learning serves our students well not just after graduation, but for their entire life.

Regardless of the generation there are particular issues related to change that each age must come to grips with.

Death has not gone away, friendships and relationships continue to need support and nourishment, conflicts must be resolved, children must be educated, the weak defended, and every person needs to understand their relationship with God, both in time and in eternity.

These are not trivial issues and they demand serious attention. While the liberal arts give us exposure to such questions, clear answers are lack-ing. This is where a Bethany education really shines because the bedrock of our educational experience is built on God’s Word. The truth, which we find in God’s Word, provides answers to life’s tough questions. We are reminded of this each day at Bethany.

From its earliest days, Bethany Lutheran College has paid special atten-tion to our motto: “One Thing is Needful” which is a direct biblical refer-ence to the words of Jesus. And as students link their experiences both in and outside of the classroom to the truth of Christ’s word they are able to reap the full benefit of a Bethany education.

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Mission: Bethany Lutheran College, owned and operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, is a private, residential, liberal arts college committed to the teachings of the Bible as set forth in the Lutheran Confessions. Bethany provides studies culminating in a Bachelor of Arts degree. The college serves Lutherans and others by offering a challenging, student-centered approach to education that fosters spiritual development, intellectual and creative growth, self-understanding, and responsible citizenship. In keeping with its heritage, Bethany aspires to produce students with a clear understanding of Christian vocation, which encourages students to make the most of their God-given talents.

Bethany Lutheran College Board of Regents:Rev. John A. Moldstad, Sr., ChairHarold A. Theiste, Vice ChairRev. Kenneth V. Schmidt, SecretaryWillis Anthony, Ph.D.Rev. Mark BartelsPaul T. ChamberlinLyle FahningRev. Herbert C. HuhnerkochJames MinorRoland ReinholtzRev. J. Kincaid Smith, D.Min.Rev. Joel Willitz Advisory Members: Pres. Dan R. Bruss, Ph.D.Rev. Lawrence A. BurgdorfRev. John A. Moldstad, ELS PresidentWilliam Overn

On the cover: Bethany students Sarah Riese (left) and Katrina Kniesz performed a piece called “Pavane” by Faure on handbells during one of the five Theatre Physics performances in September.

President Dan Bruss

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September 11, 2008

If you told some friends back home that all this week in chapel at Bethany we’ve been talking

about death, they might say, what a downer! And I hope you’d reply, no, not if you were there. Renew that impression again this morning with this word from God.

Romans 5:1-5 —“Therefore, since we have been justi-fied through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, charac-ter; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.”

When you arrive at Bethany for your first year, you are invited to participate. The faculty hopes for your participation in class. Believe me, nothing delights your teachers more than to see you take the risk of participation. You are also urged (how is it always put?) to “get involved” in activities—get involved in extracurricular, co-curricular, and social activities. It’s part of Bethany: since you are here, participate fully!

In this reading, God urges us to participate in our Christianity by getting fully involved in hope.

Look at the reading again, at the first phrase. It describes our new condition, what has happened to us. Though we were sinners—though we are sinners—we have been, we are justified. That is, God has assigned the just and sinless life of Jesus to us, even as Jesus paid the penalty for our sins on the cross. This forgiveness of sins has become ours in the only way possible. We can’t earn it. Jesus earned it. It becomes ours when we simply believe it.

So then, since we are justified by faith we should get fully involved in the Christian life in which God has put us. Since we’re at Bethany, get involved in Bethany. Since we are Christians, get fully involved in your Christianity. The rest of this Scripture read-ing describes the Christian life. We have peace with God, where before, our sins made us God’s enemy.

We have access, where before, our sins separated us from God. And then this seems to be a key on which we will dwell a bit this morning: We have hope, the essence of involvement and participation.

Hope is one of the great three in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. “Now abide these three: faith, hope, and love.” He goes on in that letter to extol love in words that have become familiar. And in other places we hear much about faith. That’s as it should be, since faith is the empty hand with which we accept the gift of salvation won for us by Jesus. But in the passage before us the hero is hope. It’s the center of that Christian life in which we should fully participate.

The word meant something a bit different in the New Testament than it does to us. For us, hope expresses a preference. I hope it won’t rain for our picnic. It might, or might not, but I prefer not. That, for us, is hope. For St. Paul, hope meant not only a preference, but an expectation. Hope referred to something he was certain would happen, and that’s at the center of the Christian life.

Paul says, we rejoice in the hope of glory. The word rejoice suggests more than just being happy. It means that we talk about it, that we even boast of our hope—that we live in it fully, always, and continu-ously, because what we hope for will surely happen. Hope makes us future-oriented. We have grace now. Paul says we stand in grace, in God’s declaration that we are righteous for Jesus’ sake. We have grace now, but glory is coming. That is our hope, and we live it, we speak it, we boast of it, we participate in it fully.

More than that, we rejoice, (same word) we boast of our suffering. When things go wrong (and they do) we actually remain cheerful, as we remem-ber this chain: this suffering I am enduring has a purpose. It brings perseverance (I’m going to stick this through), and perseverance builds character, and character brings what? It brings hope. The hard-ships we endure sharpen our focus on the glory that is to come. So we rejoice in it, talk of it, boast about it, participate in it fully.

All three of Paul’s great three, faith, hope, love, are here in this Scripture passage. Hope is the link between the other two. Hope links us to our glorious future. The proof is at the end of this reading. “Hope

Dr. Thomas Kuster

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By Emma BauerCommunication Specialist

The Bethany Vikings have offi-cially been granted active member-

ship in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III after successful completion of all provisional requirements.

The process began in 2003, as Bethany was transitioning into a four-year institu-tion. To become an NCAA Division III member, the college was given one explor-atory year and four provisional years during which it had to meet all NCAA requirements for sport sponsorship and participation, along with completing self-study reports and assessments.

After approval from the NCAA membership committee, the manage-ment council, and the president’s council, Bethany was allowed to waive the fourth provisional year because the require-ments had already been met, meaning that Bethany is now an active Division III member starting this fall.

Bethany’s athletic conference, the

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC), has also been welcomed as an official member conference of the NCAA Division III, and will gain automatic

berths in NCAA post-season play follow-ing a two-year waiting period.

Although the Bethany athletic depart-ment has already been operating as a Division III member during its provi-sional years, there are many changes that come with the active membership status.

Bethany athletic director Karl Fager explains, “Being an active member gives us more credibility with peer members, and we have the NCAA brand behind us now.”

Bethany will now be eligible for NCAA regional and national post-season tour-naments, NCAA grants, and service on NCAA committees.

Another important benefit: “We can now vote on legislation at the national convention. So we have a voice,” Fager adds.

Bethany Lutheran College is honored to become an official member of the NCAA. The acceptance of the College gives the athletic department even more good things to talk about and offer to student athletes.

Photo by David Norris

The NCAA logo was incorporated into the new design for the north gymnasium floor in 2007.

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Bethany officially members of NCAA

does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.”

God’s love is sometimes depicted as shining on us from outside, from some-where above. Here we read instead that it enters us, is in us now, in our inmost being, in our hearts. What beats in Christian hearts is God’s love. When the Christian heart stops beating, God’s love remains. That is our sure hope. Hope is

the link between the now of this life and the then of the next life. Hope carries us across the threshold which is death into the life of glory beyond.

There will come a time for each of us—probably not in as spectacular a disas-ter as occurred seven years ago on this day, September 11, 2001. Haven’t we all wondered what it felt like for those on the top floors with the World Trade Center smoking and burning below them, when they realized there was no hope. Maybe a time came for a loved one of yours when

a doctor came in and said there’s no hope. Surely a time like that will come for each of us, when we face the end of life, and someone will say, there’s no hope.

That’s when the Christian will reply, no. No doctor, you are mistaken. Now is the time at last for the greatest hope of all. In a few days, or hours, or minutes, I’ll wake up with Jesus in glory.

That’s participating fully in Christian life.

Solo Deo Gloria.

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Two Bethany students attended and presented research findings at the

Mathematical Association of America’s (MAA) annual Mathfest event. The event was held in Madison, Wisconsin, July 31 through August 2. The Math-fest event focuses primarily on matters of undergraduate education in mathemati-cal sciences. At the 2008 event, there were 107 presentations given by undergraduate students from nearly seventy academic institutions that are located in the United States and Canada.

Bethany students, Leah Fehr and Tova Lindberg, were among the presenters. Fehr presented findings from her summer research in biological statistics. Her presentation was titled “QTL Mapping in an Outcross in Sticklebacks.” The findings described a statistical technique for determining which chromosomes are responsible for the presentation of bony plates on the side of a stickleback

fish. Her work, which was conducted at the University of Wisconsin, Madison garnered high praise from her research advisor Professor Karl Broman of the Department of Biostatics and Medical Informatics at UW-Madison.

Lindberg’s presentation was titled “On the Strong Symmetric Genus of (not too large) Finite Groups.” The work for her presentation was based on research she conducted at the University of Arizona during a four-week program in their mathematics department. Lindberg’s work was awarded the prize for Outstand-ing Student Presentation. Her efforts garnered public recognition, a certificate of achievement, and a cash prize.

The work of these Bethany students not only emphasizes the quality of the Bethany Mathematics program, but also the talented students, such as Fehr and Lindberg, who attend Bethany Lutheran College.


During their senior year at Bethany, alumni Nathan Harstad (’07) and

Ben Rubenking (’07) produced a video documentary on Norwegian immigra-tion for their senior project. Harstad, who is planning to attend graduate school at the University of North Dakota, was the producer-director of the documentary. Rubenking, a current employee at a tele-vision station in Des Moines, Iowa, was the videographer, editor, and technical expert for the project.

The documentary, titled Store Per: A Norwegian-American Paul Bunyan of the Prairie, is based on an unpublished biography of Peder Larson Tjernagel written by Bethany alumnus Dr. Peter T. Harstad (’55). Store Per tells the story

of how Norwegians came to America in the 1850s and settled on the Iowa prairies, along with the story of a colorful individ-ual who was a legendary figure in family history.

Bethany professor Mark Harstad comments, “[The documentary] connects very much with church history because it shows what kind of people were involved in forming the Norwegian Synod.”

After working for hundreds of hours, stretched out over one full year, Harstad and Rubenking completed the docu-mentary with the help of many Bethany faculty members who were involved in the project. In June 2008, Rubenking entered the documentary in the Des Moines Art Festival under the professional documen-tary category. The project won the “Iowa Film Maker” award at the festival, which

was given for the best work by an Iowa native. The Concordia Historical Institute of St. Louis, Missouri, recently conferred a commendation award on the documen-tary, recognizing it as a significant contri-bution to Lutheran archives and history in America. On August 24, a public showing of the documentary was held in Story City, Iowa. The documentary is also being used at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa, for educating their staff members, and Iowa Public Television has been considering the possibility of airing the documentary on television.

The documentary is available for purchase on DVD. Please email Professor Mark Harstad at [email protected] for information.


Bethany student Tova Lindberg’s mathematics presentation was titled, “On the Strong Symmetric Genus of (not too large) Finite Groups.”

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Research findings presented at Mathfest

Students create Norwegian immigration documentary

Seeking solitude to write, Peter Bloedel (theatre) sequestered himself for a semester-long sabbatical

during the early months of 2003. He probably could have been content with simply finishing the manuscript to a self-penned original play.

“In order to write, I really needed to put myself in places where no one would find me,” explained Bloedel.

This self-imposed exile included a few weeks in a north woods cabin and other quiet places on the Bethany campus. Bloedel felt especially inspired spending several days in a cabin in the dead of winter. “It was cool to hear the lake groan at night, it really put me in writer’s mode.”

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Bloedel performing magic (top), and playing with The Divers (above) at the Rock Bend Folk Festival in September 2008.

By Lance Schwartz, Director of Marketing and Public Relations


“A writer needs solid blocks of creative free time, there would be days when I’d load up on energy bars and find a spot in the lowest corner of the library where no one else would go,” explained Bloedel.

The product of his writing-focused separation from the real world was the original comedy Ice House Madrigals that found its way to the main stage at Bethany, entertaining audiences in April 2004.

Renaissance manFor those who don’t know Peter

Bloedel, one might wonder how he was able to complete the writing of Madrigals and adapt it for the stage in such a rela-tively short period of time. But, for those who do know him, they understand that the answer lies in the energetic person that Bloedel is. Play writing is far from the only creative outlet that Bloedel is involved with. Actually, he’s really some-thing of an artistic renaissance man.

To fully understand Peter Bloedel is to be aware of his passion(s). In no particu-lar order, Bloedel is a writer, director, set builder, musician, performer, artist, a well-thought-of professor, oh…and not to forget, a husband and father of four.

On a given weekend, you might find Bloedel performing with the acoustic folk band that he co-founded—The Divers. Bloedel is one of two original members of the group that first performed in the late 1980s while he was still in college. The group, at that time, featured Bloedel and BLC friends Will Bauermeister and Loren Halvorsen. Bauermeister left the group to pursue a full-time career in music leaving Halvorsen and Bloedel as the mainstays in a group that has seen a few other players over the years but continues to be a draw at shows in south-ern Minnesota.

Or you might find Bloedel doing a solo gig as a hilariously funny come-dian, juggler, and magician. In fact, on

some days, you might even find him singing with The Divers and doing his vaudeville-inspired comedy routine on the same stage—such was the case at the recently held Rock Bend Folk Festival in St. Peter, Minnesota.

Knowing these things about Bloedel helps one to better understand that he wasn’t going to be content with just writing Ice House Madrigals during his creative exile five years ago. One play wasn’t enough, and Bloedel is now in the throws of putting the final touches on a second production that he wrote during his 2003 sabbatical—a musical titled Jam Jar Sonnets which will hit the BLC stage in April 2009.

Bloedel and musical collaborator Benjamin Inniger (a 2006 Bethany graduate) are currently arranging the score for the production. Inniger is a multi-talented writer and arranger himself, recently becoming a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).

The Bethany Theatre Department meets annually to plan the upcoming year’s production schedule, and several faculty members who had read early drafts of the musical encouraged Bloedel to finish the project. But it was Inniger’s insistence that moved the project along.

“Jam Jar probably wouldn’t have seen the light of day had it not been for Ben’s encouragement,” explained Bloedel.

Bloedel was apprehensive at first. Besides the numerous projects he finds himself involved with every academic year, he and fellow band mates from The

Divers were set to record a new collection of songs and he really didn’t feel he had the time to complete the Jam Jar project. But Inniger, who also teaches at Bethany and is currently pursuing a master of fine arts degree from Minnesota State, Mankato offered his musical arranging skills to the project. Bloedel was thrilled to have someone of Inniger’s talent to provide the arrangement for his already-penned songs that will be featured in the musical.

Staging two musicals in a single year is something that is rarely (if ever) done at Bethany. But Bloedel has also enlisted Ann Frederickson, a vocal studies profes-sor at BLC, to help ensure that the arrangement of the score is manageable and within the capabilities of the vocal talent at Bethany.

Bloedel and Inniger are excited to bring the musical to the stage soon.

“I’m really blessed to be working at Bethany because it’s a place where I can do a lot of different things,” says Bloedel. He adds, “The notion of a Christian artist is sometimes scoffed at, but at Bethany the arts do thrive, and we are creative. I couldn’t think of a better place for me to teach or for a young, aspiring artist to study.”

Right: Bloedel and Ben Inniger have collaborated on a new musical production to debut at BLC in Spring 2009.

Learn more about Peter BloedelVisit: perpetualvaudeville.com thedivers.comLearn more about Bethany’s Theatre Department at : blc.edu/majors/theatre


By Lance SchwartzDirector of Marketing and Public Relations

Imagine stepping into a state-of-the-art television production studio with

little or no knowledge of the equipment that’s being used, or the role that writ-ers, producers, and directors play in the production efforts. Then imagine being asked to write a script, rehearse lines, learn how to operate the cameras, edit the production, and produce a poster to promote the project—all in less than a month—and oh, do this in an unfamiliar country.

This is the unique situation twenty-six Chinese students from United Interna-tional College (UIC) found themselves in this past July at Bethany Lutheran College.

The students were visiting Bethany on a summer study program. The studio expe-rience was part of a study and cultural immersion program put together by Bethany’s Study Abroad Director—Kathy Bruss.

The Bethany production studio is not as busy during the summer break, so the three and one-half week immersion in

filmmaking fit nicely into the summer operations of the Communication Center at BLC. Several faculty members helped to ensure the project’s success including studio director Christopher Johnson and faculty members Dr. Jonas Nissen and Kurt Paulsen.

The students worked daily on their projects with assistance from the faculty members as well as communication students at Bethany. The Chinese students produced short films that were shot on location throughout the Bethany campus.

As a capstone for the project, the UIC student-produced films were shown to the campus community during an evening “film festival” held in the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center on Thursday, July 24, 2008.

In addition to the filmmaking, the Chinese students were able to serve as camera operators and control room tech-nicians for the Charter Communications political news show “Between the Lines” that is taped in the Bethany studios with the help of communication studies majors.

Biology and chemistry faculty members were busy during the summer months

with various research projects. Chemistry department professor, Dr.

Matthew Riehl, oversaw a project that focused on developing unique experi-ments that would take advantage of the state of the art laboratory instruments housed in Bethany’s Meyer Hall of Science and Mathematics. Recently, two new experiments were developed for use in Bethany’s Chemistry 313 course. The summer research sought to provide Riehl with analysis of these experiments that have been conducted at BLC for the past

several years. The analysis will then be prepared for submission to a suitable jour-nal, most likely the Journal of Chemical Education.

Dr. Doyle Holbird of the Biology Department and Dr. Eric Woller of the Chemistry Department collaborated on a research project that studied the ion chan-nels in tadpole skin. Dr. Holbird worked to characterize the function and charac-teristics of the ion channels. In previous work done by Dr. Holbird, he discovered that some compound in spinach extract causes the ion channels to open. Dr. Woller worked to isolate and identify this

compound or compounds. Recent Beth-any graduates, Eric Peterson and Kristen Scislow, worked on these projects with Holbird and Woller.

Finally, biology instructor Chad Heins conducted an assessment of waterfowl usage at the Cobb River Waterfowl Production Area near Beauford, Minne-sota. The areas of study are on lands administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

The funding to perform these research projects came from Bethany’s Summer Faculty Research fund.

Biology, chemistry faculty conduct research

Chinese students learn the art of film


A group of students from China chose to film part of their project in the Memorial Library.

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Before construction of the new academic building was in full swing

this summer, two areas of the Bethany campus underwent some much-needed renovations and improvements.

Significant changes were made to Presi-dents Hall to create a more functional office space within the building. Two offices were relocated for more privacy, and the reception area was opened up to better serve visitors of the department. Several offices were repainted to create a more inviting atmosphere and carpeted to reduce sound transfer between the offices. The renovations were completed within two weeks, and have greatly improved the offices and functionality of Presidents Hall.

Another well-used area of the Bethany campus was also recently updated. The practice soccer field and softball outfield were re-graded, installed with drainage and irrigation systems, and laid with new sod. These steps were taken to ensure that the field is much smoother and safer

to play on. With better soil, irrigation, and drainage, the surface is more plush and therefore easier on athletes’ feet and ankles. Improvements were also made to the bleacher areas behind the baseball and softball diamonds. All of these new landscaping features will add even more enjoyment for the athletes—and specta-tors—who participate in Bethany’s excit-ing athletic events.

Facilites inside and out receive updates

Video shows importance of music programs


The reconditioned practice soccer field provides a better practice surface for athletes.

Interviews with students, teachers, parents, and others give testimony to the need for music.

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Music is an integral part of Lutheran education. For Bethany, the history of

the College simply couldn’t be told without including much about the Bethany choirs. In fact, the storied account was recently chronicled through the anecdotes of former choir members compiled in the book by Professor Dennis Marzolf titled With Heart and Lips Rejoice – the Story of the Bethany Lutheran College Choirs.

Given the importance of music in Lutheran education and worship, it’s not surprising in the least that Marzolf recently loaned his musical knowledge to a project that promotes the inclu-sion of music programs for students at Lutheran elementary schools.

The project, which was funded by the

Schwan Foundation, provides resources and stories of how music has made a difference at four Lutheran schools in Chicago, Houston, New York, and Mankato, Minnesota.

Marzolf was a member of large group of musi-cians and educators whose aim was to “stimulate the need for new musicians in the church.” The project produced a DVD that looks at Lutheran music from the eyes of a parent, student, and church members. The production tells the story of why music is important to not only Lutheran worship, but to the faith we cling to as Chris-tians.

Copies of the DVD may be obtained by call-ing the Bethany Lutheran College Bookstore at 800-944-1722.

Academic buildingConstruction of the future academic building will continue for the next fifteen months with a projected occupancy date of January 2010. You can watch the construction by logging on to the College’s Web cam site at blc.edu/webcam.


Dr. Janet Moldstad is a different person than she was prior to January 26, 2008.

That wintry day was the date she departed for a sabbatical from the business administration program that proved to be a life-changing experience for her as well as for her family: husband Jon (Bethany’s Manager of Security Services) and children Ben and Nicole. The family spent five months in Zhuhai, China, where Dr. Moldstad taught as a visiting instructor at United International College.

You hear the term “life-changing” occasionally, but the sentiment really seems to be genuine when Moldstad talks about her experience in China. Perhaps it was the new way she was forced to shop for groceries (think: no supercen-ters—just farmer’s markets), or maybe it was the required reliance on public transportation, or perhaps it was living in spaces much smaller than our American homes. The drastic

changes in one’s daily routine might be enough to call the experience of living in a foreign country—life-changing.

“When I came back, I was awe-struck by the size of our shopping carts,” said Moldstad after her return to a typical American shopping routine.

“When I went into Target I almost screamed. I thought, ‘I could fit enough stuff in here to clothe a village.’ ”

Without a doubt, America’s penchant for all things consumer is something that is yet to fully catch on in China (although the wheels are in motion), but the lack of American-style shopping is far from the primary reason that Moldstad and her family found their experience to be life-changing. Gone were the trips to kid’s basketball games, a night at the movies, a day at the ski hill, or their regular visits to their home church for that matter.

The only familiarity might have been the school day for the Moldstad children. They attended an international

Moldstad sabbatical in China provides opportunities for learning and sharing for family and for BethanyBy Lance Schwartz, Director of Marketing and Public Relations


school during their time in China. The curriculum and teaching day were similar to an American classroom—although they were the only American students at the school.

The family was truly dependent on each other for virtu-ally every aspect of their days and nights in China. But this is exactly where the learning began.

Dr. Moldstad’s teaching duties at UIC were part time. This gave the family a fair amount of free time to explore. The Moldstad’s had the opportunity to visit Hong Kong seven times as well as travel by train to more remote locations on the interior of the country.

“Some of the places we visited were literally twenty years behind the rest of the country,” explains Moldstad. One outing brought them to Chendu—very near to the

epicenter of the tragic earthquake of May 2008. They also visited Beijing—a 2000-mile train ride, and the tropical island of Hainan.

But the most exciting part of the visit might be exactly what you’d expect to hear.

“It may sound trite, but really the greatest experience of the trip was the opportunity to stand on the Great Wall,” said Moldstad. “The eight kilometer hike to the location we visited on the Wall was unbelievable.”

But the experience in China was not just about tourist destinations—first and foremost for Dr. Moldstad was the

sabbatical, and what it would mean for her teaching. And the benefits of the trip for her and Bethany go much deeper than the opportunity to see a new and different part of the world.

“Sabbaticals in a foreign country represent the next stage in the development of Bethany’s academic programs,” explains Moldstad. “For example, even in Mankato sixty to seventy percent of our local businesses are conducting busi-ness on an international level.”

“Many prominent business schools no longer teach courses in international marketing or management because that topic is ubiquitous in business courses today. To be able to teach these topics and not have international experience was a difficult hole that I needed to fill,” explains Moldstad.

Moldstad was also able to view the unique nature of a Bethany education in action during her time at UIC. While she was teaching, three current Beth-any students were also studying there. The benefits of these students’ experi-

ences, from Moldstad’s vantage point, took on a special meaning.“Probably one of the greatest blessings of this trip was to be able to

observe our students outside the context of our campus in Mankato,” notes Moldstad.

Top: BLC student Dan Tyrrell, Nicole Moldstad, Janet Moldstad, and BLC students Nancy Lendt and Eric Anderson in Hong Kong.

Second from top: The Moldstads in Zhuhai.Third from top: The family on a train from Gaungzhou to Beijing.Bottom: Dr. Moldstad with some Chinese students and BLC student Eric Anderson.

Photos courtesy of Janet Moldstad

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1940Ada (Stokes) Jeppesen facilitated

discussions in a summer session of the Liberal Arts Reading Program of Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. At eighty-seven years old, she still “comes alive” in the classroom.

1964Melvin Fadness and his wife, Carol,

live in San Jose, California. Melvin retired from Lockheed Martin in October 2004, where he received the President’s Award. In his retirement, Melvin is enjoying following his grandchildren’s careers, building yard ornaments and airplanes for kids, traveling, and working on his genealogy.

1970Marvin and Wanda (Olmanson)

Berke became grandparents to four grandchildren in fourteen months. Born

to their daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Bud Barnhart of Glen Ellyn, Illi-nois: twin daughters, Madeline Margaret and Elizabeth Elieen, on June 13, 2008. Born to their son and daughter-in-law, Spencer and Tara Berke of Rockford, Illinois: daughter, Lillian Renne, who is now fifteen months old and son, Grey-son Kent, born on July 23, 2008. Great-grandparents of the children are Duane and Marilyn (Hanson) Olmanson (‘50) of St. Peter, Minnesota.

1978Sara (Bloedel) Kessler is happily

married to Bill and living in Hudson, Wisconsin. They are no longer dinner theatre owners, but Sara still enjoys acting. She works in the photo studio at The Sportsman’s Guide in St. Paul, Minne-sota. She would like friends to contact her at: [email protected].

1980Kim (Anderson) Freel and her

husband Mike live in the country near Mitchellville, Iowa, with their two daughters, Jenny (17) and Lyndi (14). Kim continues her career in nursing and currently works as an elementary school nurse for the Southeast Polk Community School District. She would love to hear from Bethany classmates.

1981Chuck and Suzanne (Schmidt) Fast

celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary this past April. Suzanne works as the church secretary at Bethel

Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake, and Chuck works as a dairy farmer. Their son Chris is a junior at Minnesota State University, Mankato and their daughter Chelsey is a freshman.

Jim and Karen (Harstad) Scislow celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on July 30, 2008. They reside in Lakeville, Minnesota, with their

four children: Kristen (21), who gradu-ated from Bethany this past spring with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Jonathan (18), Kathryn (15), and Jennie (12). Jim and Karen do a lot of driving and love spending time with their family.

1986Brian Ostermann, former head coach

of the Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzly basketball team, resigned this summer to accept a position as the associate head coach of the Texas Chris-tian University Horned Frogs women’s basketball program in Fort Worth, Texas. Brian and his wife, Julie, will be moving to Texas with their children: Robbie (10), John (9), Allie (6) and Emily (6).

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“One of the questions I had in the back of my mind centered on, how well are we [at Bethany] preparing our students in terms of not only our curriculum, but also their social and spiritual develop-ment?”

Moldstad was able to critically answer that question through her experiences with the Bethany students at UIC.

“The witnessing that they did in a

climate that can actually be dangerous was remarkable. Being able to talk about and express your beliefs confidently strengthens your faith.

“It was rewarding to see the personal development these students experienced as a result of being challenged in an unfa-miliar environment. It was like being able to see the mission of the College living,” said Moldstad.

Learning is a lifelong affair, and Janet Moldstad is the first to testify to the

importance of the sabbatical in that context.

“Sabbaticals put a significant strain on the College: resources, finding someone to teach courses while professors are away, but the sabbatical allows the profes-sor to reflect on what you’re doing in the classroom and why you’re doing it.

“This sabbatical changed my role from professor to student and it changed how I look at the classroom. That is extremely valuable.”

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1988Steve and Leah (Whitney) Galaudet

currently live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with their two children: Adrian (14) and Isabel (7). Leah is the director of music and organist at Peace Lutheran Church in Robbinsdale and works as the control-ler for Bob’s Sparkle Wash. The family is keeping busy volunteering and enjoying the outdoors.

Dale Kelm and his wife Jesi have two children: Claire (3) and Gabriel (20 mos). Dale regrets not being able to attend his twenty-year class reunion. He is currently stationed in Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

1992Sean and Brenda (Frenz) Jones

welcomed their first child, Liam Patrick, on February 4, 2008. Brenda went back to school and in 2007 became a registered nurse. She works at United Hospital in St. Paul on the surgical unit. Sean is a fifth grade teacher in Woodbury.

1996David Sulzle married Katie Kiel

(’98) on June 26, 1999. They have three

children: Sophia (5), Ava (3), and Chris-tian (3 months). Dave works for Wis-Pak of Mankato as a blender. Katie teaches an evening anatomy course, substitutes for the school district, and works her Herb-alife business.

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1996 (continued)

Richard and Rachel (Bell) Tuttle have four sons: Alex, Evan, Dexter, and Zach.

Richard is the band director at Ada-Borup High School, and Rachel runs a home daycare service.

1997Linda (Schrader) Rodriguez works at

Pathway Massage & Wellness in an inde-pendent business as a certified massage therapist.

1999Jill (Horath)

Tatro and her husband, Paul, welcomed their first child, Madelyn Naomi on June 19, 2008. The family resides in Mukwon-ago, Wisconsin.

2002Aaron Ferkenstad recently accepted a

position as a regional training facilitator at Navy Federal Credit Union in the state of Virginia. His department is responsible for development of the training materials and will involve significant travel, some worldwide, to new branch office locations to train new personnel.

Kyle and Krysta (Merseth) Petzel welcomed their son, Braden Andrew Petzel, on May 2, 2008.

2004Jana Lancette was married to Brent

Kodesh on September 8, 2007. They

spent their honeymoon in Hawaii, and are now enjoying married life.

2005Emma Baumann was married to

Joseph Bauer on July 19, 2008, at St.

Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Mankato, Minnesota. They spent their honeymoon in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Emma is employed at Bethany Lutheran College, and Joseph recently accepted a full-time position at Minne-sota Elevator, Inc. in Mankato where the couple now resides.

Jesse and Liz (Hellmann) Hacken-mueller recently moved back to Minne-sota from Colorado. Liz is enrolled at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities to earn a master’s degree in healthcare administration. Jesse started a full-time teaching position for Delano Public Schools as a physical education and adapted physical education teacher. He will also be coaching soccer, wrestling, and baseball this year.

Josh and Candace (Mackey) Norton live in Saint James, Minnesota, with their two-year-old son, Gabe. Candace

is currently working in marketing and design for Big Game Treestands in Windom, Minnesota.

2007Rachel Mellon married Brandon

Londgren on July 12, 2008, at Peace

Lutheran Church in North Mankato, Minnesota. The couple now resides in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Brandon is attending Hamline Law School and Rachel works at Fidelity Investments.

2008Monica Bowerman married Keith

Peterson on August 30, 2008, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Monica graduated from Bethany in May with a degree in English and is currently working as a housekeeper at Best Western. Keith is a senior at Beth-any where he is majoring in sociology. The couple resides in North Mankato.

In Memoriam1997

Timothy Connolly passed away on February 18, 2008, in St. Peter, Minne-sota, after a lifelong battle with heart disease. Tim received his associate’s degree from Bethany in 1997, and later graduated from Minnesota State Univer-sity, Mankato with a bachelor’s degree. Classmates of Tim will always remember his love of God, family, friends, sports, and his larger-than-life laugh. Timothy leaves behind a wife, Carol, and son, Tim. Timothy’s family is encouraging others to make a donation to the American Heart Association in his name.


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Alumni Gifts By Graduation YearThe faculty, staff, and students of Bethany Lutheran College appreciate the support and prayers for the institution given by many alumni. The monetary gifts given to Bethany during the 2007-08 fiscal year are vitally important to the College. Please accept our sincere “thanks” to the individuals listed in this annual report of alumni donors.


Dustin (’08) and Angie (Moldstad) Lange (’08), along with Bethany

Chaplain Don Moldstad (’78), recently participated in the Rochester Half Mara-thon on August 23, 2008.

Dustin, a new employee in the Bethany admissions department, has been an avid runner since his high school years in track, but both his wife and her father Don Moldstad are quite new to long distance running. In fact, running the half marathon in August was a goal that Moldstad wanted to accomplish before his fiftieth birthday in September. The thought came about on a whim when Moldstad saw a sign for the Rochester

Half Marathon while driving through the city and decided to ask Angie if she would train with him. The father-daughter pair spent all summer training together for the event.

Meanwhile, Dustin has been training not only for the half marathon, but also for the Chicago Marathon coming up in October. He has been following a sixteen-week training program that started with eight miles in week one and will end in twenty miles during the last week, shortly before the October marathon. Although Dustin says he didn’t put any pressure on Angie and Don to participate in the recent half marathon, he admits “I did have some influence on them because they see me do a lot of races.”

Dustin, Angie, and Don all successfully completed the Rochester Half Marathon and enjoyed the opportunity to accom-plish their goals and share the experience with one another.

1929Class Participation = 50%

John, Eda (Swenson)


Wunderlich, Esther (Thoen)


Enter, Beatrice (Swenson)


Becker, Helen (Bertram) Dashcund, Vivian (Madson) Ylvisaker, John


Flinn, Norma (Fuller) Tweit, Arvid

1940Class Participation =44%

Ask, Ellinore (Busness) Fischer, Jane (Schalk) Honsey, RudolphJeppesen, Ada (Stokes)

Madson, JuulRunquist, Marjorie (Busness)Steffen, Florence (Kropp) Winsor, Renata (Rolf)


Annexstad, Margaret (Tjernagel) Foelber, Kathleen (Larsen) Knack, Esther (Luebke)


Hecht,Virginia (Aamodt) Holte, NormanHolte, Violet (Fevig)Kuse, Howard


Annexstad, CarlBeckman, Lois (Schwarz) Foelber, RobertGulbrandson, Jeanette (Hovland) Guldberg, HaroldGuldberg, Magdalyn (Kaepernick)Hagen, LevineHassold, Sarah (Tjernagel)Honsey, Elizabeth (Lillegard)Kragh, Esther (Paysen)

Rickels, RobertRietz, Dorothy (Gronna)


Boettcher, Elaine (Seltz)Faugstad, ConradHandberg, Harriet (Nitschke)Lemke, Ruth (Mueller)Merseth, Leona (Hultberg)Robbins, Myrtle (Lomen)


Berg, Ruth (Zitzmann)Daniels, AllenKasten, Shirley (Larsen)Moldstad, Sr., JohnMueller, Viola (Milbrath)Newsom, Barbara (Ylvisaker)Schrader, FredericWrucke, Mildred (Ulbricht)


Bock, Verona (Hafner)Burgdorf, TheodoreDevitt, Edith (Diesing)Eckhardt, HowardFaye, Christopher

Grimsbo, Lorraine (Stalheim)Hjelle, RogerLarsen, UlrikMadson, Clarice (Huso)Rhode, Isabelle (Rentschler)


Aaberg, Melvina (Olson)Annexstad, Lois (Anthony)Burgdorf, HowardBurgdorf, Lois (Gosewisch)Eggert, Ruth (Westcott)Hagen, Grace (Natzke)Harmon, Jeannette (Halvorson)Hayakawa, Florence (Schedler)Imm Bashour, ValLaase Davis, DonnaLillegard, GeorgeMadson, PaulMintz, Ruth (Anderson)Petersen, Orla (Anderson)Tschirhart, Arlene (Ewert)


Anderson, CharlesButler, Victoria (Fiess)Eggebraaten, HaroldFaye, Ruth (Molnau)

Moldstad, Langes compete in Rochester Half Marathonalumni

Photo courtesy of Dustin Lange

From left: Dustin and Angie Lange, and Chaplain Don Moldstad after completing the half marathon.


Gartland, Esther (Busch)Goetzke, Virginia (Loberg)Gruenewald, Elsie (Busch)Lillegard, LauraLundquist, Vera (Ewert)Meier, Patricia (Thalacker)Mintz, DwainOdean, WalterOrvick, GeorgeOrvick, Ruth (Hoel)Overn, RobertPetersen, WilhelmShepherd, JamesSwenson, M. HowardWerner, Norman


Anderson, Eileen (Trygstad)Gehm, Evelyn (Kressman)Kietzer, Betty (Mau)Larson, Marilyn (Lee)Lee, SigurdMelcher, Eleanor (Kressman)Petersen, Naomi (Madson)Pieper, Lois (Iverson)Tagatz, WallyVierck, Carl


Aamodt, KarenAnnexstad, GlennArkebauer, Renelda (Burgdorf)Bauer, DonaldBurgdorf, LawrenceChristensen, Lois (Hagen)Cyriacks, Stella (Kothe)Handberg, Sr., ChanningHanson, HowardHanson, T. Lorraine (Solberg)Holm, June (Weise)Humburg, WilfredJordahl, DonaldKenyon, DavidKenyon, Gudrun (Annexstad) Loeschen, Moselle (Brewer)Meyer, Ruth (Eggebraaten)Moldstad, Mary (Harstad)Overn, Lois (Gallman) Panning, Dorothy (Wohlrabe)Peterson, Grace (Seebach)Post, Arlene (Wolfe) Robran, Dorothy (Munson)Schilling, Constance (Theiste)Werner, Paul


Baarts, Dolores (Bremer) Behne, CharleneBode, RichardBreck, Ila (Priem)Burmeister, Mildred (Burgdorf)Closs, Joan (Teuchert)Covell, Adis (Johnson)Faugstad, Esther (Petersen)Grummer, HaroldGutknecht, Mary (Finegan)Holstad, Lois (Sveen)Kostick, Marilyn (Kurzweg)Larson, HerbertLemke, Ruth (Brammier)Mahnke, DonaldMeyers, Janet (Mueller)

Morgan, JoAnn (Munson)Perlwitz, Anita (Weissgerber)Peterson, Eloise (Redmann)Remme, La Vonne (Leiding)Rettmer, Georgia (Stoll)Rients, June (Anderson)Rients, MerleRoss, CarolSchmidt, Mabel (Haerther)Schmitt, Valeria (Buehner)Schoer, LowellSchol, HerbertSchweiger, Hazel (Knutson)Storby, PhilipWermedahl, Boyd


Baumann, MartinBerg, Hope (Williams)Brillinger, Mildred (Evenson)Bunch, Roma (Geisler)Burgdorf, HaroldDullum, Joyce (Winans)Geistfeld, RonaldKingsbury, JeromeKoschmann, Dorothy (Heintz)Koschmann, MarkKrenzke, MartinKurth, Sylvia (Daniel)Madson, NormanMahnke, Jean (Kangas)Martin, Loretta (Zahorka)Meyer, ArthurMeyer, Eunice (Huseby)Page, Mary (Jungemann)Pfeil, Shirley (Richmann)Radke, KennethRasch, LyleRector, Lorene (Meyer)Schoer, Corinne (Hoefker)Urban, Quintin


Blackwood, Marilyn (Redeker)Haugen, Aletha (Kratzke)Koenen, Marjory (Pralle)MacLeod, Ruth (Solli)Meyer, LonNordlie, Lila Mae (Mickelson)Roemhildt, Bonnie (Bartelt)Schol, Jeannine (Mattison)Schroeder, Elaine (Krukenberg)Theiste, NormanUrban, Audrey (Weismantel)Vosbeck, ClaudiaWhite, Alice (Burzlaff)Wold, Donna (Johnson)Ylvisaker, Paul


Ebert, Dorothy (Dorr)Jordahl, ArthurKain, DaleKrieg, OscarLeckband, Dolores (Milbrath) Leiding, Geneva (Houg) Matzke, Margaret (Harstad)Meyer, LeroyMeyer, Miriam (Jungemann)Milbrath, GeraldNibbe, Janice (Roschen)Taber, Goldie (Erickson)

Theiste, Arlene (Eichhorst)Werner, Elizabeth (Preus)


Anunciacion, Pauline (Richter)Bening, Elaine (Bergemann)Bostelmann, SarahFuhrmann, VerlynGeisler, DavidGogolin, LaVerneGogolin, Shirley (Davis)Harstad, PeterLillegard, DavidMadson, AndrewMatthews, Miriam (Gutekunst)Milbrath, Gloria (Hoffmann)Neidhold, Eunice (Rolf)Nelson, Charlotte (Loberg)Rutz, Norma (Kluess)Theiste, HaroldTiegs, Lloyd


Abel, KaylanAnderson, DuaneBostelmann, AllanBrassow, EarlCassadore, Delores (Rambler)Faber, RudolphGeistfeld, ErnestHarstad, Carolyn (Schneider)Hybl, RichardJohnson, CalvinLehman, Dorothy (Smith)Lehman, DouglasLetts, Marlys (Albus)Madson, Amanda (Tjernagel)Myers, Janelle (Jungemann)Nelson, Inez (Schmidt)Otten, Grace (Anderson)Rutz, EdwardSchroeder, HowardTaylor, Sally (Anthony) Wilinski, Bruno


Burley, Louise (Halverson)Faugstad, A. NormanKoester, A.K.Lillegard, Ione (Sundbom)Macaulay, Alayne (Stevens)Modene, DavidOdegaard, Karen (Johnson)Steinke, Gloria (Meyer) Thomforde, Phyllis (Buchholtz)Wilinski, Marian (Solli)Wolfrath, Dalton


Anthony, WillisHelland, PaulHoepner, DarrellLillegard, NormanMehrkens, GlenMolnar, Joan (Weisenburger)Natvig, DennisNatvig, Naomi (Tweit) Peterson, Norma (Levorson)Swenumson, PaulUnseth, AllanWolfrath, Ellen (Bobholz)


Anderson, Ila (Levorson)Balcer, Dorcas (Pederson)Bentz, RonaldBrudwick, DeanFaugstad, Adela (Halverson)Fittshur, Marlene (Corbisier)Furholmen, DavidGeistfeld, Ione (Sorenson)Hanna, Karolyn (Klammer)Horn, Norma (Dodge)Krause, Carol (Smith)Leverenz, Edith (Nelson)Lillo, JoAnn (Storlie)Meyer, MarvinMeyer, Patricia (Salomon)Modene, Judith (Wold)Natvig, HaroldSmith, RobertTeigen, DavidTweit, DavidWebb, Barbara (Beer)Wilking, Ingeborg (Johnson)Wireman, Marcia (Pearson)Younge, Gary


Busse, FrankFauk, Ruth (Hamann)Fowler, Donna (Fredrickson)Hall, JohnHelland, Judy (Anderson)Hoepner, Karen (Iverson)Jungemann, RogerKain, Elaine (Dunteman)Kison, AlanKruger, Phyllis (Halverson)Kruger, RobertLoe, Ellen (Weseloh)Nelson, Leslie (Anderson)Okland, RonaldTaus, Evelyn (Schlomer)Teigen, ErlingTjernagel, AllanUrban, Richard


Dale, RodgerGronhovd, Sandra (Tiedeman)Helland, PhilipHoyord, ThomasKraft, Sharon (Kleimenhagen)Lillo, ErnestLillo, JamesPeterson, JohnSponberg, MichaelStorby, GeneWiggs, Lydia (Harstad)


Benz, LarryBly, FrankieDaley, EvelynDobbins, JanHarstad, JohnHeidenreich, RobertHoyord, Ann (Sorenson)Maske, JoAnn (Malenke)Mathison, RonaldMenke, JamesNatvig, Allan


Smith, JohnTaus, RobertTeigen, NormanTweit, Mary Jane (Anderson)Widvey, JohnYounge, Robert


Avenson, Karen (Rucktaeschel)Edwards, JamesGartner, DanielGreen, AllenGreen, Vivian (Helland)Harmann, Beverly (Krueger)Johnson, JamesLillo, Margaret (Otto)Luecke, Karen (Unseth)Magnuson, JoelMatthees, Marcia (Diercks)Nelson, LarrySchmidt, AliceSkaaland, Diane (Natvig)Smith, Ruth (Tweit)Smith, Sandra (Erickson)Spaude, Nancy (Bunting)Tweit, PaulYounge, Ronald


Anderson, DaleAnton, Rebecca (Kimble)Dorr Binder, SonjaHarstad, HermanHeidenreich, Ruth (Oesleby)Hermanson, RossHinrichs, Joyce (Rohda)Johnson, GaryKuster, Judith (Maginnis)Mickelson, Ruthann (Kuster)Reinholtz, GaryStoltenow, Sandra (Aronson)Strom, Joyce (Minor)Strom, LelandStrusz, Marie (Matthees)Weimer, RobertYounge, Mary (Smith)


Bakke, Kathryn (Schwarz)Chamberlain, Myrna (Dodge)Davis, Pamela (Scheitel)Fadness, MelvinGranke, Sharon (Stanley)Granke, WarrenHackbarth, RichardKlein, CarlKroon, MichaelMeyer, Gayle (Anderson)Neyhart, DalePabst, BrianParker, GarySelvey, Genevieve (Iverson)Steffen, Elaine (Voth)Theiste, TheodoreUnseth, Linda (Maxwell)Ziegler, Merlin


Anderson, Carol (Solli)Anderson, DavidBirkholz, Marcus

Blacik, Sharon (Von Haden)Butterfield, MichaelHackbarth, Joanne (Ausen)Hermanson, Elizabeth (Otto)Klindworth, Martha (Paasch)Knickelbein, TimothyKuster, ThomasParker, Darlene (Smith)Peterson, BruceSilverstein, Elizabeth (Tweit)Strand, RonaldTeigen, Judy (Tostenson)Teigen, MartinTurpen, DanielTurvold, Marcia (Levorson)Tweit, Dawn (Tonak)Tweit, JonathanWalther, DavidWeimer, Hope


Becker, Linda (Reiter)Bleick, AllenButkus, Phyllis (Witthoft)Butterfield, Victoria (Hougan)Ebert, KennethFenger, MichaelFinseth, Mavis (Myhre)Finster, JamesGullixson, TheodoreHansen, JonHarstad, CraigKudirka, Barbara (Teigen)Lemke, Lorna (Schlomer)Lermack, Annette (Ingebretson)Lillo, Gail (Anderson)Lillo, GaryLuckstein, DonaldOlm, JamesPowell, Daniel


Anderson, DonaldBrowning, DanielBrowning, Linda (Madson)Dashcund, Camilla Fredrickson, SusanGrosnick, RogerHammer, Suzanne (Smith)Harstad, Cheryl (Paakkonen)Hartigan, Cheryl (McCafferty)Hartigan, NormanHitch, DouglasHlavacek, Dona (Stenning)Horrisberger, PaulKlockziem, Gloria (Rupprecht)Luedeke, ArthurMoore, WilliamNack, DavidNordaas, RogerO’Neill, MichaelPemble, JohnPetersen, Kathleen (Solli)Schumacher, Linda (Remmele)Stadler, Janice (Ausen)Stueck, ThomasSwenson, Anne (Kroll)Tyler, LawrenceVoss, Kathryn (Lee)Wezler, DorothyZiegler, Thomas


Abel, MaryBahn, LaelBarnes, GlennBausch, WayneBoche, Ruth (Guldberg)Breitbarth, StevenBrekken, Marcia (Schleusener)Bruss, PaulBurmeister, Fay (Grossman)Fenger, RobertGullixson, NormanHeiliger, Cheryl (Edwards)Hildebrandt, Ruth (Otto)Jaeger, MarkJanke, Sherron (Schroeder)Kimble, DavidKimble, Linda (Paakkonen)Klinkel, Marlene (Hass)Kunkel, DennisLevorson, Gail (O’Brien)Luckstein, Rebecca (Faugstad)Mack, DavidMerseth, JuelNarges, CharlesNatvig, OakleighNelson, HarlandRaleigh, Karen (Horrisberger)Remmele, PaulRuneberg, LloydSchmidt, DennisSchultz, DuaneThompson, GaryWalker, Sharon (Dendtler)Weseloh, Patty


Berke, MarvinBerke, Wanda (Olmanson)Birkholz, Sherilyn (Nelson)Breitbarth, Janelle (Young) Christenson, EricHein, Christine (Holmen)Johnson, AllanLevorson, RonaldMaas, DanielMerseth, Lynn (Schurke)Merseth, NileNance, Susan (Oftedahl)Natvig, RolandOtto, Carolyn (Anderson)Otto, PaulPetersen, StevenReul, TimothyRuneberg, Jeanne (Bakken)Schmidt, MichaelSchulz, DaleSquires, Linda (Nelson)Westphal, Arthur


Doo, Linda (Carlsen)Firle, Lynette (Thompson)Flantz, Kathryn (Holte)Forsberg, LeyettaHenderson, Mary (Hovel)Hopp, Lynette (Farnum)Huehn, BurgessJaeger, Lois (Olson)Johnson, Gayl (Edwards)Johnson, Joy (Chervestad)Lehtola, Carol (Gilbertson)

Lindwurm, Susan (Bly)Loge, Linda (Zawacki)Malenke, BruceNance, KentOtto, LoisReitan, Cheryl (Hempel)Rittmueller, DelayneRoth, Gayle (Floyd)Schaefer, DanielSeverson, ThomasSkaaland, TostenWestphal, Terri (Severson)


Bartsh, RichardGullixson, MargaretHarstad, Peggy (Sorenson)Iverson, RamondJaeger, StevenKlute, SusanMadson, DavidNickerson, ArleneTyler, Aline (Schey)Van Norstrand, Michael


Anderson, Karen (Ellingson)Anderson, MichaelBro, RandalBruss, DanCrabb, AllenDale, Janice (Behrens)Dale, LowellFaugstad, DanielHering, TimothyHovey, Jane (Abrahamson)Krause, Judith (Guldberg)Madson, Jan (Larson)Mickelson, ThomasPaterson, Kristi (Hougan)Paterson, RichardPetersen, Carol (Sorenson)Peterson, Lois (Narges)Riebe, Cheryl (Irwin)Riebe, JamesSkime, Laurel (De Vriend)Wiederhoeft, Keith


Bartel, Barbara (Stuebs)Becker, Barbara (Bloedel)Bukowski, Sherri (Goetzke)Davis, Constance (Hougan)Ertl, Sheryl (Kauffeld)Feil, JulieGriffith, HelenHarstad, MarkKasper, EdwardLandon, Valerie (Enter)Metzger, DanielMoldstad, Jr., JohnOlsen, DennisRuzek, Teresa (Soule)Stier, LeonStresman, Kathy (Baerman)Walker, MarkWeddig, Steven



Abrahamson, LarryBakalar, JanetBloedel, KarlBorslien, PaulGunn, DeanHansen, GlenHanson, PaulJohnson, Joyce (Lillegard)Kracht, JamesKrentz, WallaceKruse, RonaldNass, ThomasOlsen, MarkPetersen, JoelRay, RobertRemus, TedShoop, DeanShoop, LuAnn (Larson)Thompson, DavidWhite, GlennWhite, Heidi (Humburg)Wiggins, Susan (Gouley)


Bjornson, KristieBurk, Sharon (Natvig)Casai, StephenCostello, GregoryGullixson, Connie (Warrant)Haugen, GregoryHelbling, Audrey (Kletscher)Landon, TychicusLukens, Joyce (Beckman)Madson, JonathanMetzger, JudithMeyer, JoeNass, Janice (Dale)Noerenberg, DianeOlson, ThomasPaggi, Mary (Stuebs)Remmele, DanielRyan, Dorothy (Von Haden)Ryan, RobertStavig, Jennifer (Tobias)Stresman, GaryTaylor, Kathleen (Overn)Van Norstrand, Jane (Overn)


Anderson, StuartBurcham, Kirsten (Branstad)Cooke, Karen (Nelson)Cooper, CarolCostello, Cynthia (Hall)Costello, JohnFaugstad, Julie (Sorenson)Gates, Kathleen (Meyer)Greibrok, Patricia (Newgard)Gullixson, JamesHolte, JohnJahn, CurtisKenyon, ThomasLee, CarinMagnan, HaroldMarozick, MaryMerriman, WarrenMeyer, Connie (Kjenslee)Mielke, Mary (Laue)Morrison, Donna (Rixe)Orvick, MarkPetersen, John

Reagles, StevenSchey, BernardSchmidt, KennethSchull, BarrySlaker, Margaret (Tonn)Trebelhorn, OttoWoidke, ElaineZastrow, Michelle (Moeller)


Anderson, KeithBelding, Elizabeth (Hollander)Carruthers, Cheryl (Roberson)Davis, Elizabeth (Theiste)Driessen, Diane (Ashley)Gates, LawrenceGroth, ShaneHansen, Anita (Hill)Jaeger, MichaelKelton, Susan (Mauland)Kopperud, Sheryl (Cohrs)Madson, TimothyMattson, GregoryMelcher, ChristineMellon, KennethMeythaler, DeAnn (Gannon)Moldstad, DonaldOlson, StevenSax, Debra (Goskeson)Schaffer, LawrenceSchultz, NathanSchultz, Shelly (Hein)Scudder, ThomasSlaker, RalphSnyder, ScottVan Dyke, Elaine (Buhr)Wiederhoeft, Joni (Baarts)Wright, David


Barkeim, Deborah (Knickelbein)Bartels, MarkBecker, Linda (Harstad)Bruss, Kathryn (Moldstad)Duncan, MichaelEckberg, TodEckstrom, BradleyEly, Corrinne (Anthony)Jaeger, Kristine (Baerman)Kannenberg, Ruth (Garnmeister)Karow, Eileen (Ausen)Kopacek, Carolyn (Tonn)Lee, Tammy (Warrant)Londgren, Elisa (Boniek)Londgren, JeffreyMadson, Susan (Olson)McClelland, Cynthia (Preku)Meyer, TimothyPetermann, StephenRabe, Kathryn (Buer)Rosin, Denise Silber, NedTheiste, Beth (Jokela)Theiste, David


Behringer, MiltonBohn, Georgiann (Jensen)Deckard, RonnieDick, RobertEckberg, Linda (Larson)Farquhar, Mary (Theiste)

Fehr, LeeFehr, Linnette (Mundfrom)Freel, Kimberly (Anderson)Haugen, Jeannee (Emery)Hicke, RobertHill, Carmen (Handel)Hoshaw, GaryIhns, DelbertJones, LyleMattson, BruceMoldstad, Virginia (Hassler)Tragasz, Cynthia (Strackbein)Wright, Julie (Baarts)


Costello, Janet (Nelson)Folven, JamesGehl, RobinRickertsen, Christine (Hansen)Haram, GlennHeine, Eileen (Prieve)Hicke, Valerie (Marquardt)Hoshaw, Carrie (Deckard)Johnson, Lois (Gullixson)Lee, MichaelLee, Susan (Swenson)Loll, Rebecca (Petersen)Mattson, Patricia (Bremseth)McLean, Debra (Isaacson)Miller, KentPatterson, TimothySchoeneck, MarkScislow, JamesScislow, Karen (Harstad)Stangl, Rebecca (Lillegard)Vinz, JamesWiltzius, Christine (Leverenz)Ziebarth, DavidZinke, Bradley


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Anthony, DavidAnthony, Karrie (Zak)Browne-Krosch, Crista (Meyer)Brudvig, BrianChristiansen, CraigD’Alessio, Marie (Eppeland)Gratz, BruceHandberg, Jr., ChanningHelgemoe, SherylHussung, MichaelJohnson, PeterKlausen, LorenKrszjzaniek, Diane (Meder)Natvig, JonPotter, AnthonyRohrman, JeffreySchmidt, Jodi (Sorenson)VanderAarde, JohnWidmer, Rachel (Doepel)Wieden, Lynne (Frederick)


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Calendar of Events

november1 Vocal Viking Speech Tournament, 8 a.m. 1 Women’s/Men’s Soccer vs. Martin Luther Home, 12 p.m./2 p.m.1 Volleyball @ Northland Triangular, Ashland, Wisc., 1 p.m.11 PLUM #2 Debate Tournament, 1:30 p.m.11 Bethany Auxiliary meeting Meyer Hall, 7 p.m.13 Gallery Talk and Reception, Ikuko Poetter YFAC, 7 p.m.14 THBT Speech Tournament, 12 p.m. 14 Fall Play: Romeo and Juliet YFAC Theater, 7:30 p.m.15 THBT Speech Tourn, 8 a.m. 15 Men’s Basketball vs. St. Olaf Home, 3 p.m.15 Women’s Basketball @ Cornell Mt. Vernon, Iowa, 6 p.m.15 Fall Play: Romeo and Juliet YFAC Theater, 7:30 p.m.16 Fall Play: Romeo and Juliet YFAC Theater, 2 p.m.17 Faculty Recital, Trinity Chapel, 7 p.m. 18 Women’s Basketball vs. UW Superior, Home, 5 p.m.18 Men’s Basketball vs. Gustavus Home, 7 p.m.20 Fall Play: Romeo and Juliet YFAC Theater, 7:30 p.m. 21, 22 Women’s Basketball @ Lakeshore Tip-Off Tournament, Manitowoc, Wisc.21, 22 Men’s Basketball @ Buzz Levick Tournament, Waverly, Iowa21 Fall Play: Romeo and Juliet YFAC Theater, 7:30 p.m.22 Fall Play: Romeo and Juliet YFAC Theater, 7:30 p.m.23 Women’s Basketball @ Mount Mary Milwaukee, Wisc., 3 p.m.25 Fall Semester Honors Recital Trinity Chapel, 7 p.m.26 Men’s Basketball vs. Central Home, 7 p.m.

For more calendar events, visit: www.blc.edu

Faculty OpeningsBethany Lutheran College has the following full-time faculty positions available beginning August 1, 2009, for the 2009-2010 academic year:

• Business• Communication• Mathematics• Sociology/Cultural Anthropology• Spanish

Information about responsibilities, minimum qualifications, and application process for each position can be found at www.blc.edu/jobs.

Questions about these positions should be directed to Ron Younge, Vice President of Academic Affairs, 507-344-7326, [email protected].

Bethany Lutheran College is offering a number of opportunities for prospective students to visit the campus this year. Open House events will include a multi-media presentation and a tour of the campus with a current Bethany student.

Open HousesNovember 15, 2008 February 7, 2009December 6, 2008 April 18, 2009

There are also opportunities to chat online with current Bethany students and ask them questions about college life. Go to our website and click on the CHaT icon to get started.

Chat Dates

November 25, 2008 February 5, 2009 April 14, 2009January 18, 2009 February 16, 2009

For more information on any of these events call the admissions office at 800-944-3066 or visit the Web site at www.blc.edu/admissions.

visiting Opportunities

summer 2008 bethany report

Documents